In A Dark, Dark Wood proved to provide a solid few hours of entertainment. But, spoiler alert: I was wrong! This was the first thriller that I didn’t successfully figure out the grand reveal at the end totally surprised me! Or, maybe it was because I was too mad at Nora for still being hung-up on her high school boyfriend 10 years after they broke up.Įither way, once I found out why Nora was in the hospital, I was convinced I knew why.
Maybe it was because I read the majority of the book between 10pm and 1am, which is a spooky enough time without the added terror of reading about a bunch of people in the middle of nowhere playing with a ouija board. Some reviews I’ve read of this book have said the ending was clearly obvious, but I didn’t think so. Not even when mysterious footprints show up in the snow, or the kitchen door just magically opens by itself one night. They are clearly not afraid of serial killers. This alone would have caused me to seriously consider leaving, but everyone seems fine with it. Soon after arriving, the attendees learn there is no cell reception. Nora should have trusted her gut and not gone at all, because the events that follow are obviously not what she expected. Right off the bat you know it’s going to be a tense weekend with no shortage of awkward situations. She’s incredibly surprised to have even received an invite, considering she hasn’t spoken to the bride-to-be, Clare, for 10 years. Why Nora even decided to attend this bachelorette party is beyond me. The story seems pretty harmless, except for the fact that the first chapter is told from the perspective of one of the main characters, Nora, right after she wakes up in a hospital bed. In A Dark, Dark Wood is about a group of friends attending a bachelorette (hen) party at a cabin in the middle of the woods. Last year I received a copy of In A Dark, Dark Wood from my book club’s holiday book-exchange, so I decided it was finally time to give it a go. I’ve seen lots of great reviews of her latest novel, The Lying Game, and recently heard good things about her second novel, The Woman in Cabin 10, from a friend. She’s managed to publish three books in the past three years. Ruth Ware’s books seem to be everywhere lately. I used to think of this genre as “all those weird books my mom reads,” but now they’ve become books I read, too! I’d like to officially apologize for all my past judgement towards thrillers, because honestly, who doesn’t love trying to solve a good mystery? My most recent jaunt through this genre was with Ruth Ware’s In A Dark, Dark Wood, and it did not disappoint. I’ve read more psychological thrillers this year than ever before.
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